Maryland Health Exchange Director Resigns Amid Website Woes

No reason was given for her resignation and state officials would not comment late Friday on the reason for her departure.

Joshua Sharstein, Maryland’s health secretary and chairman of the health benefit exchange board, released a statement saying the board accepted Ms. Pearce’s resignation. “Ms. Pearce worked tirelessly and with tremendous dedication to build Maryland Health Connection over more than two years,” he said. The board named Carolyn Quattrocki to serve as the interim executive director. Ms. Quattrocki currently serves as the executive director of the governor’s office of health-care reform.